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Idris Elba stands in front of an installation of over 200 bundles of clothing representing the lives lost to Knife crime in the UK as he calls on the Government to take immediate action to prevent serious youth violence at Parliament Square on January 08, 2024. (Photo by Jeff Spicer/Getty Images for Don't Stop Your Future)

Watch as Idris Elba calls for immediate ban on zombie knives

​Social media giants should help fund mental health care - Alex Cole-Hamilton

First Minister of Scotland Humza Yousaf (centre) takes part in a Believe in Scotland march from Edinburgh Castle in Edinburgh. Photo: Jane Barlow/PA Wire

In pictures: Humza Yousaf leads Edinburgh Yes rally

Government ‘preparing for Thames Water collapse - contingency plans’

The government has rejected calls for women to get menopause leave

Menopause leave trial rejected by government

Edinburgh-born comic and impressionist Rory Bremner. Picture: Lloyd Smith

Rory Bremner: 'Something has gone terribly wrong in Britain'

Major new rule change could allow 1.5m workers to take on extra jobs

Protests take place after P&O Ferries sacked it's entire UK Crew on March 18, 2022 in Dover, England.

P&O Ferries mass sacking- your views online

Motorists queue for fuel in Armadale, West Lothian, on Friday. PIC: Contributed.

Panic buying - not supply issues - causing fuel shortages, says AA boss.

Labour calls for “full investigation” into whether Hancock and other ministers used private email (Photo by STEVE REIGATE/POOL/AFP via Getty Images)

Labour calls for “full investigation” into whether Hancock and other ministers u...

Holidays to Europe and the United States are not likely to resume until August at the earliest, experts have warned (Photo: Shutterstock)

Holidays to Europe and the United States unlikely to return until August, expert...

Ministers urged to reconsider graduated licences for new drivers

Cinemas are trialling ‘vaccine passport’ technology - but will the scheme go ahe...

Meeting others outdoors still poses Covid risks - could it be banned?

The national stadium BT Murrayfield will pilot limited access for fans next Friday night. Picture: SRU/SNS

Green light for fans at Murrayfield

Boris Johnson held the first daily press conferences before testing positive for coronavirus (Getty Images)

Coronavirus press conference: how to ask questions at the next government media ...

Members of the public are being invited to pitch questions to cabinet minister and medical experts at the government’s daily coronavirus press conference

Finlay Greig

This is why the Home Office is deporting people to Jamaica

Scots have bought 1.8 million litres more booze since minimum pricing (Picture: John Devlin)

The evidence that SNP’s mininum alcohol price has failed – Brian Monteith

shortfall: Schools are advertising teaching jobs multiple times

Many councils forced to '¨readvertise teaching posts

Dental health of the youngest school pupils in Scotland has improved but continues to fall behind rates in England and Norway. PIC Esme Allen/TSPL

Dental health of young Scots lags behind England and Norway

The council has plans for eight new primary schools. File picture: Julie Bull

Edinburgh to build nine new schools as population booms

Martin Hannan: Get tucked into a food alliance

Culture vultures to swoop on city for global summit

Tram bosses in dark over transport agency role